vrcanaries Chapter 380: Defeat the enemy in one battle, crushing them with overwhelming force
Chapter 380: Defeat the enemy in one battle, crushing them with overwhelming force
"Charge! Kill them all! Take their weapons! As long as we get close to them, they'll be helpless!"
Qi Yanhui roared loudly.
The barbarian warriors were not afraid of sacrifice. They roared, held bows and arrows, and brandished sabers, charging towards the enemy.
At the Yan army command post, Yu Huatian calculated the enemy's distance and speed, and then quickly gave orders. The messengers waved flags, and the battle formations on the left and right sides began to change rapidly.
Those barbarian cavalrymen were calculating the range of their bows and arrows. As long as they could get within the range, they would definitely teach those arrogant Yan people a lesson.
Suddenly, they saw the soldiers in the distance retreating quickly, and then three rows of soldiers came out.
The three rows of soldiers were holding weapons that were not very long, and no one knew what they were, and they were pointing the front ends at them.
Haha, the arrogant Yan people actually tried to use melee weapons to deal with their mighty cavalry charge. They were simply overestimating their own abilities and seeking their own death!
The barbarians howled with excitement, as if they had already seen the weak Yan people falling under their sabers.
However, the next second, the strange short weapons in the hands of the Yan people all spewed out flames.
Then they felt a sharp pain in their bodies, fell to the ground, and were trampled to death by the horses behind them.
They didn't know what kind of weapon it was until they died.
These were the musketeers of the Shenji Camp trained by Shen Changgong, and they used a three-row gun formation to specifically deal with cavalry.
Because the muskets of this era could only fire single shots and needed to be reloaded, Shen Changgong divided the soldiers of the Shenji Camp into three rows.
After the first row fired, they immediately retreated and reloaded. The second row took over, fired, and then retreated.
The third row will push up next. After the third row has finished firing, the first row will also be reloaded and then push up next.
In this way, with dense gun arrays, the enemy's manpower is continuously consumed.
This move was not created by Shen Changgong, but learned from his ancestors.
In Europe, there are many actual combat cases of three-stage strike, such as Napoleon and the King of Sweden, but the earliest one was created in China.
During the Hongwu period, Yunnan general Mu Ying pioneered this tactic when suppressing a minority rebellion, more than 400 years earlier than Napoleon.
Shen Changgong also followed suit. If this three-row gun formation were used in modern warfare, it would be tantamount to suicide, but it is extremely useful against enemies with cold weapons.
The Shenji Battalion of the 300,000-strong army gathered together and stood outside the two rows of the army, firing at the enemy in turns.
The barbarian soldiers fell to the ground in rows.
The cavalry at the back had no way to stop because they were going downhill and could only rush down. However, as more and more soldiers and horses fell, the horses at the back had nowhere to land and were tripped to the ground, falling again.
There was gunfire in front of them, and they were also being bombarded from behind.
These 60,000 brave barbarian soldiers suffered heavy casualties before they even reached the edge of the Yan army.
The barbarians fell down in rows like they were being mowed.
The musketeers and artillerymen of the Shenji Camp roared with excitement.
This is the glory that belongs exclusively to their Shenjiying.
Who said that the Shenji Battalion could only support combat? Who said that they couldn't be the main force?
Look, in this battle, we killed most of the enemies!
At this time, the Zhennan Army, led by Zhang Han, had split into two groups and circled behind the barbarian army.
The Zhennan Army was also very fast. The mighty torrent of steel arrived at the place where the barbarian soldiers had ambushed and rushed up the hillside.
At this time, Qiyan Huihe realized that they were attacked from both sides.
The current battle formations of both sides are roughly like this: (([]))
In the middle was the main force of the Yan army, on the hillsides on both sides were the barbarian cavalry, and on the hilltops on both sides was the main force of the Zhennan army.
After the Zhennan Army came up, they immediately rushed down in a mighty force and engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.
The momentum of those barbarian soldiers had long been disrupted. Faced with the overwhelming Zhennan Army, they had almost no power to fight back and died one by one under the butcher knife of the Zhennan Army.
As for the main force of the Yan army, it was naturally impossible for them to bombard their own people.
The artillery of the Shenji Camp had been pulled back, but the gun formation was still there. They were still constantly loading ammunition and firing at the enemy.
At this time, Yang Hongying and Murong Yi came to Shen Changgong and said,
"Your Highness, isn't it time for our infantry to push forward? If we don't fight now, the Zhennan Army and the Shenji Battalion will wipe out the enemy, and those infantry won't get any credit at all."
Shen Changgong sneered and said,
"Why are you panicking? I didn't intend to use infantry to deal with the enemy's army this time. The infantry is mainly used to protect the Shenji Camp and encircle the enemy tribe.
So, if you want to fight, take some of the cavalry from your respective regiments and let the Shenji Battalion withdraw to save some ammunition. If you keep fighting, your gun barrels will break."
"As ordered!"
"Also, when pursuing the enemy, whether they run into the tribe or bypass it, you should stop chasing them. Instead, go on a roaming expedition and slaughter the old and weak barbarians who are fleeing, waiting for the infantry to surround them."
"Yes!"
Each of the legions under Shen Changgong has a small number of cavalry for mobility, and only the Zhennan Army is a pure cavalry legion.
Compared with the combat effectiveness of a pure cavalry corps, Shen Changgong still values the versatility of a corps more. The various arms fight in coordination, and there are infantry, cavalry, and Shenji Battalion in every corps.
Shen Changgong's Changning Army originally had several powerful generals, but because Su Wuan and Wu Changge went to lead the Wushuang Army, the only generals left under his command were Yang Hongying and Murong Yi.
The Shenji Camp retreated, and cavalry units rushed out from the Yan army and began to hunt down the barbarians.
The barbarians could no longer hold on, and Qiyan Huihe ordered the entire army to retreat.
The remaining barbarians left a pile of corpses on the ground and ran quickly towards the north.
Those in the west retreated, and those in the east followed suit.
Qiyan Huihe could not wait for the Yan army to surround them on all sides before retreating. When he realized that he had been defeated, he retreated decisively to ensure his survival.
The barbarians on the east and west sides broke out of the encirclement, joined together, and fled in a mighty force.
As Qi Yan Huihe fled, he was thinking about where to escape.
He knew that the Yan army camp's goal was to destroy him and they would definitely pursue him relentlessly. For the safety of the tribe, he decided to personally lure out the Yan people and use their mobility and familiarity with the terrain to fight guerrilla warfare against them.
But he did not give up on the tribe. Instead, he sent people to notify the tribe and asked them to quickly run to the northeast.
There are still 20,000 young and strong people in the tribe, and we must join them as soon as possible.
As for him, he took his remaining troops and ran towards the northwest, running as far as he could.